Al Zahiyah

Prices, rents and yields in Al Zahiyah

Apartments and duplexes dominate the district’s recorded housing stock, with a smaller number of villas and townhouses. The prices section shows today’s asking prices from our listings when matching homes are available. An individual home’s price depends on its own features and terms.

About Al Zahiyah

Tourist Club Area: Al Zahiyah’s former name

Source: Experience Abu Dhabi, October 2026.

Landmarks of Al Zahiyah

These landmarks show how the neighbourhood connects homes with shopping, green space and the waterfront.

• Abu Dhabi Mall

  Abu Dhabi Mall is a shopping landmark in the Tourist Club Area, with stores, restaurants, a cinema and a children’s play area. The nearby Al Maiyani Street stop appears on the route 7 timetable, linking the mall area to the bus network. It is a useful reference point for choosing a home near shopping and public transport.

  Source: Experience Abu Dhabi and Abu Dhabi Mobility, October 2026.

• Electra Park

  Electra Park is one of Al Zahiyah’s green spaces, with paths and room for family outings. The park is close to the centre of the district, giving residents an outdoor destination among its streets. Nearby bus stops add another way to reach the surrounding neighbourhood.

  Source: Experience Abu Dhabi and OpenStreetMap contributors, October 2026.

• Saraya

  ADREC records Saraya under Al Zahiyah, in community E12, and names Aldar Properties as its developer. The register describes the project as built and identifies its type as plot. This entry should be read as a development record: it does not itself describe a particular apartment or an active listing.

  Source: ADREC project register, October 2026.

• Waterfront and parks

  Heritage Park is on Corniche Road near Mina Zayed, with a walking path, fountains and a playground. Experience Abu Dhabi also describes harbour views from the park and the district’s proximity to Al Maryah Island. These are nearby places to spend time outdoors, alongside the restaurants and shops in Al Zahiyah.

  Source: Experience Abu Dhabi, October 2026.

• Al Maryah waterfront

  A waterway separates Al Zahiyah from Al Maryah Island. Across the water, The Galleria offers shopping, restaurants and entertainment, while Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi provides hospital care on the island. The island is a neighbouring destination rather than part of Al Zahiyah.

  Source: Abu Dhabi City Municipality, Experience Abu Dhabi and Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, October 2026.

• Corniche Hospital

  SEHA’s Corniche Hospital is in Al Zahiyah and provides obstetric and newborn care as well as family medicine. Its location adds a healthcare landmark on the Corniche side of the district. Heritage Park on Corniche Road offers a separate outdoor destination nearby.

  Source: SEHA Corniche Hospital and Experience Abu Dhabi, October 2026.

Who Al Zahiyah suits

• City workers

  Al Maryah Island is about 5 minutes by car, making the district a practical base for someone whose work takes them there (OpenStreetMap contributors, October 2026). Route 7 also serves the Abu Dhabi Mall area, while route X5 stops at Zayed the First Street near Sheikh Hazza Bin Sultan Mosque (Abu Dhabi Mobility, October 2026).

• Families

  Abu Dhabi Grammar School teaches from preschool to Grade 12, and Noah’s Ark Nursery offers early learning on Najda Street (Abu Dhabi Grammar School and Noah’s Ark Nursery, October 2026). Electra Park and the play area at Abu Dhabi Mall add choices for time outside school. The district’s housing is mainly apartments and duplexes, so families seeking a villa have a much smaller share of the district’s stock to consider.

• Apartment seekers

  ADREC’s June 2026 district count is weighted towards apartments and duplexes rather than villas and townhouses (ADREC Interactive Map, October 2026). People looking for an urban home can use the mall, local restaurants and neighbourhood clinic as reference points when deciding which streets suit their routines. A home’s own layout and building services still matter to its suitability.

• Intercity travellers

  Etihad Rail’s Abu Dhabi passenger station is in Mohamed bin Zayed City, about 25 minutes by car (Etihad Rail and OpenStreetMap contributors, October 2026). The passenger network connects Abu Dhabi with Dubai, Al Dhaid and Fujairah. Zayed International Airport is about 28 minutes by car (OpenStreetMap contributors, October 2026).

Living in Al Zahiyah

Schools, health, shopping, outdoors and how you get around.

• Getting around

  Bus route 7

  The timetable includes Al Zahiyah and the Abu Dhabi Mall stop on Al Maiyani Street.

  Bus route X5

  The timetable lists the Zayed the First Street stop near Sheikh Hazza Bin Sultan Mosque.

  Bus route 42

  Stops include Abu Dhabi Mall, Beach Rotana and Cleveland Clinic on Al Maryah Island.

  Etihad Rail

  The Abu Dhabi station in Mohamed bin Zayed City is about 25 minutes by car; the network serves Dubai, Al Dhaid and Fujairah.

  Zayed International Airport

  About 28 minutes by car.

  Source: Abu Dhabi Mobility and Etihad Rail, October 2026; OpenStreetMap contributors, OpenStreetMap drive times (OSRM) from the centre of Al Zahiyah, October 2026.

• Schools

  Abu Dhabi Grammar School

  A Nova Scotia accredited school offering preschool to Grade 12, about 2 minutes by car.

  Noah’s Ark Nursery

  Early learning inspired by EYFS on Najda Street, about 3 minutes by car.

  Pearl British Academy

  A British curriculum school in Al Danah, according to its ADEK inspection report.

  Source: Abu Dhabi Grammar School, ADEK inspection reports for Abu Dhabi Grammar School and Pearl British Academy, Noah’s Ark Nursery and OpenStreetMap contributors, OpenStreetMap drive times (OSRM) from the centre of Al Zahiyah, October 2026.

• Health

  Aster Clinic

  The operator lists its Dar Al Shifa clinic in the Tourist Club Area, under 2 minutes by car.

  Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi

  A multispecialty hospital, about 3 minutes by car.

  Corniche Hospital

  A SEHA hospital in Al Zahiyah offering maternity, newborn and family medicine care.

  Source: SEHA Corniche Hospital, Aster Clinic, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi and OpenStreetMap contributors, OpenStreetMap drive times (OSRM) from the centre of Al Zahiyah, October 2026.

• Parks and outdoors

  Electra Park

  A neighbourhood park with leafy paths, under 2 minutes by car.

  Heritage Park

  A Corniche Road park with a walking path, fountains and a playground.

  Corniche Beach

  The beach is about 5 minutes by car.

  Source: Experience Abu Dhabi and OpenStreetMap contributors, OpenStreetMap drive times (OSRM) from the centre of Al Zahiyah, October 2026.

• Shopping

  Abu Dhabi Mall

  Stores, restaurants, a cinema and a children’s play area in the Tourist Club Area.

  The Galleria

  Shopping, dining and entertainment on neighbouring Al Maryah Island.

  Source: Experience Abu Dhabi, October 2026.

Buying in Al Zahiyah: rules and costs

• Ownership

  Abu Dhabi permits non UAE nationals to own property rights in designated investment areas. The ownership position for an individual Al Zahiyah home should be confirmed with an advisor before committing. ADREC’s rules say a unit owner holds an undivided share in the common parts as well as the unit.

  Source: Masterpiece Property guide to buying property in Abu Dhabi as an expat and ADREC registration rules, October 2026.

• Registration costs

  ADREC’s registration rules let the Executive Committee set the sale registration fee within 1% to 4%, shared equally by seller and buyer unless they agree otherwise. For an off-plan sale in the initial register, the fee is 2%, shared equally and capped at AED 2,000,000 per transaction. The agreement and the type of registration therefore matter when budgeting for a purchase.

  Source: ADREC registration rules, October 2026.

• Buying off plan

  Off-plan dispositions are recorded in the Initial Real Estate Register under ADREC’s rules. Payments for units sold off plan go to the project escrow account, whose funds are restricted to the project and permitted finance payments. The Masterpiece Property guide to buying off-plan property in Abu Dhabi explains the purchase process and documents.

  Source: ADREC registration rules and Masterpiece Property guide to buying off-plan property in Abu Dhabi, October 2026.

• Mortgage

  A mortgage adds financing costs to the purchase, and the lender assesses the home and the borrower. The Masterpiece Property mortgage guide explains the Down Payment, valuation and registration alongside the monthly repayment. The lending ceiling is a maximum rather than a promise that a bank will offer that amount.

  Source: Masterpiece Property mortgage guide, October 2026.

• Golden Visa

  ICP, the federal authority that issues it, grants real estate investors a 10 year Golden Residency when they fully own one or more UAE properties worth at least AED 2,000,000 in total and registered in their name. A property financed by an approved local bank qualifies, as do off-plan units worth at least AED 2,000,000 bought from an approved developer. ICP decides each application.

  Source: ICP, UAE Golden Residency, updated September 2026.

• Service charges

  A buyer should allow for building service charges as well as the purchase and any finance costs. The amount for a particular home depends on the property and its management; the latest statement provides a more useful basis for budgeting than a district-wide estimate. Common parts are shared by unit owners under the ADREC rules.

  Source: Masterpiece Property guide to buying property in Abu Dhabi as an expat and ADREC registration rules, October 2026.

Pros and cons of Al Zahiyah

Source: ADREC Interactive Map, Experience Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi City Municipality, school and clinic sites, Abu Dhabi Mobility and OpenStreetMap contributors, OpenStreetMap drive times (OSRM) from the centre of Al Zahiyah, October 2026.

Nearby communities

• Al Maryah Island
• Al Danah
• Al Salam Street
• Al Mina
• Electra Street
• Al Najda Street

Questions about Al Zahiyah